Field Applications Engineer - Leading Wireless Semiconductor Co

We are recruiting for a Field Applications Engineer to be based in San Jose, CA for one of the world’s fastest growing Wireless Semiconductor Companies. Their 2005 highlights are impressive:

2005 Revenue up over 87% versus 2004
Operating margins above 20% - very profitable.
R&D investment doubled over 2004
Their prime market – growing strongly up > 90% over 2004.
#1 in design wins and unit shipments in their prime market. They have 70% market share in their prime market – a market that is expected to be a Billion Units by 2010.
The company has operations now in the U.S., U.K., France, India, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, and Sweden.
This is a company that is people focused with an emphasis on balancing high performance with a family friendly lifestyle.


Field Applications Engineer – San Jose, CA

Role
The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing high quality technical support and program management for a top tier customer and their ODM’s. They will be responsible for creating and driving product and test specifications for the end customer. In addition, they will be the focal point for addressing any technical enquiries and drive, to closure, any technical issues which arise during a customer’s development cycle. They will work closely with the other Factory and Field Applications Engineers to resolve technical issues and liase daily with the design, production, marketing and sales departments to provide first class customer support and program management as well as providing feedback on customer requirements to be included in future products.

Reports to
North American Applications Manager
REQUIREMENTS
Main responsibilities

Plan, drive and track customer developments within Company and with customers ODM’s.
Benchmarking, feasibility analysis, basic programming, and software and systems design of wireless systems.
Writing and debugging embedded C source code.
Assisting customers with software support during product development.
Writing product and test specifications for customer end products.
Developing direct customer relationship to provide recommendations and feedback on new features for Company's next generation Bluetooth chip.
Recognizing new business opportunities for Company's products and building on established relationships with customers.
Driving, to resolution, any technical issues encountered by the customer during their development process.
Aiding in the development of collateral (eg application notes, reference designs, white papers).
Experience

Experience in design, implementation and testing of wireless systems.
Experience writing, debugging and testing embedded software.
Excellent program management skills and experience in managing multi-region projects.
Knowledge of wireless systems; Bluetooth, WLAN, GSM or CDMA.
Knowledge of digital wireless standards.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willing to travel domestically and internationally and able to withstand a dynamic but high-pressure work environment.
Able to effectively interface between customers and Company's organisation.
Comfortable working on their own and remotely from a main organisation
Highly motivated with good time management skills.
Qualifications
University degree in a relevant subject, with a good overall academic record at least five years relevant experience preferably in an applications role.

Career prospects
Company is a rapidly growing company and career prospects reflect this. The potential opportunities will be reflected by the company’s growth and expansion around the world. There will be a range of opportunities for the right candidate.